The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-02
CONVENTION ECHOES.
Pew Note. No, Embraced la YESTERDAY.
Report.

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A. We said in yesterdays report of the
Citizens Law and Order Convention az
the Opera House, Thursday night. il was
the largest meeting of the kind ever held
IN Palatka. So long a. the large crowd
remained in the hall the best of order
was preserved and everything promised
a most harmonius consummation. The
results. however. were "A surprise, be-
cause Capt. HusSon had not been discuss
e'i Ia any great extent for the mayoral-
~ and Capt. Mount developed consider
able strength. a. the vote showed
The negroes who participated in the
meeting were very much disappointed
that j. \. Hawkins, their candidate .for
alderman. was defeated. and w. =. Ge-
ter, r. +. Griffin. T, L. Mccoy and other
we'll known men of that race. said very
plainly that they would not support the
ticket unless the ballot was recanyassed
or the vote reconsidered and Hawkins
placed on the ticket Dr.
\. l.. Cole. Chairman of the conNen-
ton, made "A ringing little speech. in
which he stated that he was satisfied
that the fact of Hawkins defeat in the
convention would insure the defeat of
the entire ticket AT the polls. He ex-
pressed his opinion very emphatically.
and his remarks were endorsed bya large
majority of the voters present.
When the Gray" vote was thrown
In g. n
I. Gay asked if Capt. W. VI. Husson's
name was spelled correctly on all his
ballots. Mr.. I. y. Marvick, one of the
teilers, stated that he knew that a great
many Of the ballots had the name mis-
spelled. Capt. Gay then said that his
name WAS not Gray" and that il was
perfectly right Ia throw that ticket
out. lie thought il that was dome all
other tickets not absolutely correct
should be served in the same manner.
To abide fair and open issue. and
thought that what was sauce for the gan
der should be salIc" for the goose. and
If Justice was not given him
there he would seek il elsewhere Gen
tlemen." said the Captain, II will meet
you AT the polls next Tuesday armed and
equipped as th" law directs" lie left
the hall amid enthusiastic applause.
Then the resolution substituting the
name of Mr.. Hawkins for Mr.. Loeb's for
Alderman WAS declared carried, when
about every other man in the hall had
something Ia say about IL, all of them
trying Ia speak AT one time. Confusion
COMPOUNDED is the only way TO describe
il. In the midst of which the chairman
Withdrew his decision. and declared
those receiving the largest number of
votes the nominees of the convention.
when the convention dispersed without
any formal adjournment.
Some of the candidates on the
republican ticket, and a large mum
ber of their active supporters were
in the hall, and in the yea" and may
votes some of their voices swelled loud,
which served la further confuse matters.
The large attendance at the meeting
showed the lively interest the people feel
in municipal affairs, and the votes as
polled showed the great diversity of opin-
ION i'll the minds of the people as Ia who
We're the best men for the offices. All
in all. il WAS "A most remarkable conven-
ton. the like of which we hope never to
see in Palatka again.